Automobile repair tool



March 1932- G. A. COUNTRYMAN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR TOOL 4 Sheets-Shet FiledJuly 12, 1930 I ql/Y fl- COUN RY/"AN,

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March 22, 1932. CQUNTRYMAN 1,859,073

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museum m r -am invention relates to repair tools for use inconibinatiolrli with for the purpose 0 strai tening or other.

' parts ofthe bofy of an automobile. 6 The invention particularlyrelates to means for attaching one work-engaging means to a movablehousing in such a manner this work-e f 'means'canbereadily removed fromthe rod that sup rts the operating 10 mechanism or be p thereon incontact with the movable member for operation upon I the work. 7 It is afurtherohject of this invention'to provide, in connectionwith a rod,means on 5 one end thereof for the tire of an automobile wheel.

. It is particularly the object to provide a tire-en g means that isadjustable laterall and ongitudinall of the operating rod the rod. A

These and other objects will appear hum the followingdescripfion taken mconnection with the Figure'l isa view ofthe complete wiirh-allthe parts.m1 igure21sasectio view upper end of the apparatusasshowninFlg- 30urial.

' igure' 3 isacmm secfionontheline33 Fi re 4 is aview showing theapparatus attach dd to an automobile, with the tire-engaging hookbeneath the tire and the fenderen agmgmeansintwithafender.

' 'gurc5 isanendv'1ew oftheapparatusa's 'shown-' Figure4,with part of afenderin housing. s I I saside the' housmgand the means forouslongitudinally of the supportmg screw is a the a the lower end of thescrew Figure a isalengitudmal j seefionthrough justed rotatahly aboutlarged en ment with thefender I; 3 arm. mg igure6isalongitudinalsectionzh ro ugh nism ,for moving the ho longitudinally of the rod, andshowing the ender-gripping meansino tion.

w The numeral 1 is used to designate a supporting and operating rod,which is 'in the 86 present instance, screw threaded. However, aroundrodnot screwthreadedmay be used, the invention lying chiefly in themeans for holdu:' gthe tire of a wheel, gri er an pging the 'fendmoving-the parts wit relation to 00 each other. On the lower end of. the rodthere is a ball 2 which is suitably mounted in a socket in a foot 3 forfree swinging movement' on oneend of the rod. This socket is indicatedby the numeral 4.

Mounted upon the rod for movement longitudinally thereof is a housing 5.This housing is U-shaped in structure, having two arms 6. The upper ofthwe arms is slightly ento provide a screw' threaded socket later to bedescribed. Between the two arms of the housing is a nut 7, in thepresent instance threadedupon the rod so that when ever the nut rotatesthe rod will move longitudinally of the housing, move longitudinally ofthe rod. This nut 7' has on the outerj-periphery thereof gear teeth 8 bywhich the nut isrotated for moving the housingalongtherod.

Extending from one of .thearmsofthe 8 U-shaped housing is a shaft 9,upon which there is rotatably mounted a wheel 10 which has teeth 11'wlth the teeth, 8 on the nut 7. Adjacent the teeth- 11 and on the outerperiphely of the gearwheel 10 are ratchet teeth uitably mounted u n theshaft 9 is an operating lever 13 which has mounted thereon a double pawl14 for engag-' the ratchet teeth for rotatin the gear 10 andwithitthenut7sothatthe o may he-moved along the rod. The pawl 14 is held in cutwith tl i e1 ratchft taaeth by' meanso asp 15. e awan rin' are sorelated tg each other that the Sp g will hold the pawl in either of twotions sothat thegear 10 may be rotated in either 1 of two directions. VV

In order that the gear 10 may be'rapidly rotated there is provided ahandle, 1 6 projectingjrom one edge thereof. Constltuting or thehousingswill v pings position there is provided a spring 20,

21 to engage the threads of. the screw rod, and

shown in Figure 9.

For the purpose of providing an extension on one end of the screw rodthere is shown a cufi member, which has a threaded small end a threadedlarger end 22 to engage a threaded end of a pipe or tube 23. Thethreaded end of thispipe is indicated by the numeral 24 and is adaptedto be threaded into the larger end of the cufi member, or into a screwthreaded socket 25 in the upper end of the housing. By this means thetube or pipe 23 may be supported as shown in Fi ure 2, on the extremethreaded end of the rod: by using 25 the cuff member. If the cult memberis removed the threaded end 2&1 of the pipe or tube 23 may be threadedinto the threaded socket 25 of the housing. In this position the pipe 23travels with the housing as shown in Figure 1. When the pipe is attachedto the end of the rod it is stationary with the rod, or moves with therod. On the other end of the pipe or-tube 23 from the threads 24 is aworkengaging head '26, which in the present instance is shown to bearc-shaped, but any othgr suitable form .or shape of head may be useSuitably attached between the arm 17 and the foot 3 is an arm 27, whichhas on one end thereof a clamping member 28 pivoted thereto at 29 andadapted to extend around the rod 1 and be clamped thereto by means of ascrew 30. Upon this arm 27 is a tire-engaging shoe or stirrup member 31.This member is hookshaped and has extending therefrom a shank 32 inwhich thereis a slot of the same size and shape as the arm 27 so thatthe shank may readily fit over the arm a and be clamped thereto by meansof a screw 33.

The head 26 may be used in various connections and for various purposes.In the position shown in Figure 2 when the housin 5 is in engagementwith any fixed object, the head 26 may be forced against a fender tostraighten the fender by the operation of the Figure 2, -the head may beused as above de-v nut 7. The head 26 may also be used as an anvil forhammering out kinks in a fender.

When the head 26 and'the tube 23 are attached to the rod 1, in themanner shown in scribed or it may be used in connection with the hook31. The hook 31. may be reversed. This hook maybe placed in engagementwith any part of the wheel, the tire or the rim and the head 26 broughtinto contact with any part of the fender to'be straightened. Since thehead 26 is adjustably mounted on the rod 1 and the'hook 31 is alsoadjustably mounted on the rod, they may be suitably adjusted so that thetwo parts may be used together. The head'may be used at the same timethe hook- 31 and the housing 5 are used. The housing 5 and the hook31may be operated to grip some part of the automobile, while the head 26on the end of the rod is held in fixed position and may be used for anydesired purpose.

In Figure 4 this tool is shown applied to one wheel and a fender of anautomobile. The hook-shaped shoe or stirrup member is broad and round,adapted to engage the outer periphery of a tire, and may be placedbetween the tire and wheel and the ground upon which the wheel rests.When in this position thefender-engagingarm17may be so located that thedog will engage a part of the fender. When the parts are positioned asshown in Figure 4 operation of the handle 13 will cause the housing tomove longitudinally of the rod so that the fender may be pushed awayfrom the shoe or pulled toward the shoe, owing to the operation of thehandle 13 and the position of the pawl engaging the ratchet teeth. Byadjusting the shoe longitudinally of the rod any size car may berepaired.

The shoe or stirrup member 31 may be placed in an inverted position fromthat shown in Figure 1, so that the shoe may be hooked over one edge ofthe wheel with any other part'of the tool in engagement with a fender orany'part thereof. Frequently when the shoe is in inverted position theround head may be used for pressing out and properly shaping a misshapedor bent part of a fender. This operation may be efi'ected'by the tool asshown in Figure 1,'with the shoe in inverted position from that shown.Instead of being hooked up toward the housing it would'be hooked downtoward the foot. It v is also possible to place the housing near thefoot end of the screw rod with the arm 27 between the housing and theother end of the-rod so that the arm 27 and the shoe 31 may be forcedalong by operatin the nut 7, and when the hook 31 has been orced intoproper position it may be clamped on the rod so that it will until theclamp has been released.

This tool is susceptible of various uses and may be attached to any partof the wheel tire and in any position thereon. It may be used 3 not movetherefrom longitudinally thereof for pulling or pushing purposes whenattached to the wheel and the shoe 31 is properj ly adjusted.

I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may beclearly embracedwithin my claims and the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a non-rotatable screw, a gripper, a grippercarrying housing 5 on said screw forv longitudinal movement thereon,means for moving said housing on said screw, and a laterally adjustablehookshaped tire-engaging member on said screw.

2. In combination with a non-rotatable screw, a housin on said screw forlongitudinal movement t ereon, a grippin" member on said housing, meansto move sai housing on said screw, and an adjustable and reversibletire-engaging member on the screw.

3. In combination with a rod, a gripping member supported on said rodfor longitudinal movement thereon, means to move said gripping member onsaid rod, and a reversible tire-engaging member attached to said rod.

and adjustable longitudinally thereof.

4. In combination with a rod, a fendergripping member on said rod, meansto move said gripping member along said rod, and a tire-engagin memberon said rod and adjustable longitu inally and laterally of said rod.

5. In an automobile repair tool, in combina tion with a rod, afender-clamping means on said rod, a broad flat curved tire-engagingshoe supported by said rod and adjustable laterally thereof, and meansto move the clamping means and the shoe to and from each other. 7

6. In an automobile repair tool, in combi: nation with a rod having amovable clamping member thereon, an arm adjustably attached to said rod,and a broad flat curved tire-engaging shoe adjustably mounted on saidarm for lateral and longitudinal adjustment. v

7. In an automobile repair tool, in combination with a rod having amovable clamping member thereon, an arm extending from said rod androtatably and longitudinally adjustable thereon, and a broad flattire-engaging member on said arm, said tire-en aging mem-. ber having ashank with a slot t erein to re- I ceive the arm.

8. In an automobile repair tool, in combination with a rod having amovable clamping member thereon, an arm, said arm having a hingedgripping member on one end thereof..

to adjustably grip said rod, and a broad flat tire-engaging memberonlsaid arm, said tire- *enga 'ng member having a shank with a slottherem to receive the arm.

9. In an automobile repair tool, in combination with a rod, a housing onsaid rod for longitudinal movement thereon, said-housing having athreaded sleeve thereon'ar'ound the rod,.a pipe fitting over one end ofsaid rod and threaded onto said sleeve, and a tire-engagin hook memberon said rod.

11. 11 an automobile repair tool, in combination with a rod, a housingon said rod for lon 'tudinal movement thereon, said housing having athreaded sleeve thereon around the rod, a pipe fitting over said rod inthreaded engagement with the sleeve, and, a reversible tire-engaginghook member on said rod.

12. In an automobile repair tool, in combination with a rod, a housingon said rod for longitudinalmovement thereon, said housing having athreaded sleeve thereon around'the rod, a pipe fitting over said rod inthreaded engagement with the sleeve, an arm mounted on said rod forlongitudinal and rotary adjustment thereon, and a broad flattire-engaging hook member having a shank'with a slot therein to receivethe arm.

13. In an automobile repair tool, in combination with a rod, a foot onsaid rod, a housing mounted on said rod for longitudinal movementthereon, said housing having :a

threaded sleeve thereon, a pipe having a workengaging head at one endthreaded at its other end to said sleeve, and means to move thg housingand pipe longitudinally of the ro 14. In an automobile repair tool, incombinatlon with a screw, a housmg on. said screw and adapted to be'moved longitudinally thereon, said housing having a'threaded sleevearound the screw but spaced therefrom, a cut! member threaded at one endto engage the screw and threaded at the other end similar in hookadjacent one end of said rod, a movab e fender-clamping means mounted onsaid rod, and a pi having a work-engaging head on oneend tting over theend of said rod with its other end resting upon the fenderclamp' ature.

nation with a rod having a clamping member 'thereon, an arm, said armhaving a hinged gripping member on one end to grip ing member on saidarm, said tire-en ging member having a shank with a slot erein said rodfor longitudinal and rotary ad ustment thereon, and a curved flattire-engagtgl means and adaptedto be moved therewi

